Saoirse Ronan and Max Irons have already joined the cast of The Host, the Andrew Niccol-directed adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's novel, and now, it's being reported that Academy Award-winning William Hurt is in talks to take the role of Jeb, the eccentric uncle to the female lead and leader of human survivalists fighting an alien invasion!

I met William Hurt a few years ago in Toronto, when he was working on the Incredible Hulk film. A very lovely man. Extremely intelligent. People who worked on the film really admired him. Certainly one of the best actors of his generation.